There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.

In a recent interview with the Financial Times in London during his visit to the United Kingdom, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim raised a good point: that upholding strategic autonomy amid tensions between China and the United States serves the interests of smaller economies best.

He says Malaysia may have border issues with neighbours, but still manages to cultivate good relations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Speaking at the London School of Economics, the prime minister says he wants to maintain good ties with both superpower nations by being pragmatic in safeguarding the economy.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim navigated various discussions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 in Davos, Switzerland, that ranged from light-hearted conversations about his favourite football club to the intricate dynamics of international relations and challenges and successes of regional integration.

Similarly in Southeast Asia, Anwar said the West had talked big about democracy and reform but did nothing to help. “Nothing was done to assist [the region]. There’s engagemen

Pragmatic dialogue and collaboration are key to navigating the complexities of international relations, particularly in Malaysia's engagements with major powers such as the United States and China, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Jan 21).

Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United States, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, has clarified that only diplomatic envoys were invited to the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US president. Astro Awani cited him saying that only China’s leader was invited by the White House,

DAVOS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the emphasis on the great potential of the Asean region was the main message delivered in conjunction with his attendance at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit here.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was in Malaysia and met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Friday to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asian countries as China’s threats grow in the region.

As his country assumes the Asean chair for 2025, Anwar Ibrahim faces the challenge of reconciling his ideals with thorny global realities In the complex web of geopolitics, few figures embody the tension between ideals and pragmatism quite like Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar said yesterday that he was looking forward to working with Trump, “to strengthen the robust, complementary and forward-looking ties between Malaysia and the US”. Trump w